Faced with countless meaningful gazes, Dan Kato took a deep breath and then sighed melancholy.
Looking at Tsunade, who was still in her prime, Dan Kato sadly felt that his connection with Tsunade might truly be over.
Proud people will never show weakness in front of others, especially someone as extremely proud as Tsunade.
But now, if Tsunade continues to choose her, then she has already shown weakness.
How could a woman like her, in her aging state, marry a man who, though of the same generation, was actually twenty or thirty years younger than her...?
If he were still dead, perhaps Tsunade, missing him dearly, would never marry.
But now, in order to get this resurrected young man to give up on her and find someone more suitable for him, Tsunade might actually choose a suitable partner and marry herself off.
This time, they really lost. They lost to that white-haired one of the Legendary Sannin. He was the one with the best chance, and the fact that he and Tsunade remained unmarried for decades truly proves that they both deserved the best love and marriage.
That's good, that's good too...
White-haired Tsunade.
This can be considered a good thing...
I wish you happiness...
After silently drawing a conclusion in his mind, Dan Kato out a melancholy sigh, then lowered his head, smiling but saying nothing more.
Meanwhile, at the head of the table, Madara Uchiha, who was waiting, disdainfully nudged Hashirama's elbow.
"Hmph, your granddaughter's quite popular, Hashirama!"
"Of course, although Tsunade is an old man, even older than me, she is still incredibly charming, and like me, she enjoys gambling as a wonderful supplement to her leisure life."
Of course, a girl like that is popular, because she's just like me, haha!
"Ban, you have to admit I'm more popular than you, right?"
"That's because you're stupid!"
Madara shook his head in annoyance, then stopped looking at Hashirama. Hashirama was just too shameless, both back then and now.
Just as Madara was silently complaining, Gawain's bodyguard Sasuke coldly pushed open the conference room door and welcomed Gawain inside.
Immediately, everyone in the conference room, including Hashirama and Madara, fell silent.
Looking at the various pairs of eyes, Gawain remained silent for a moment, then strode to the podium.
After settling down, he clapped his hands and said casually.
"I'm sure you all already know why we've gathered here."
That's right, now that everyone has been resurrected, I'm afraid I'll finally have to use your power!
I hope that this news will bring you excitement and joy, rather than anxiety and unease.
"In any battle that you would participate in, do you believe you would allow it to end in defeat?"
Of course not!
Upon hearing Gawain's question, Tobirama was the first to slam his fist on the table, his actions casting a shadow of Manchester United over Madara, who was about to respond with his own fist on the table.
Tobirama has truly become himself; he deserves to die!
Konoha is now filled with fighting spirit and full of confidence.
So Gawain didn't say much and directly started the Shinobi World War.
Madara Uchiha his troops to conquer Iwagakure Village, Hashirama led his troops to attack Kumogakure Village.
Minato Namikaze took Sakumo Hatake to attack the Sand Village, and coincidentally, Sakumo Hatake had some grudge against Chiyo.
The Sand Village ninja no longer even have their own Tailed Beast, making battles incredibly easy for them, which is why they bring the fewest ninja with them.
As for the rest...
Tsunade and Jiraiya, and under Senju Senju's leadership, they would conquer the Tobirama Mist Village.
The battle began as soon as it started, and in the blink of an eye, it escalated to an uncontrollable level.
As the Konoha scattered, the Shinobi World immediately descended into a frenzy. The first to go berserk were the spies planted in Konoha by other ninja villages!
The people of Konoha didn't care at all about the spies who wanted to send information back.
Ban didn't even bother to glance at them.
Given Konoha's current strength, what harm is there in you going back to report?
Unless you can pull your ancestors out of the ground, or even if your ancestors all crawl out of the ground, you still can't be a match for Konoha now!
Needless to say, Madara Uchiha only brought about 300 people with him out of 100,000 Konoha ninjas, and most of them were just there to clean up the mess in Iwagakure after Madara's battle.
The Hashirama Konoha, and he couldn't bear to see too many of his enemies die either.
In short, this is the scene that Konoha should have been in.
In Hashirama and Madara's era, if the two of them could truly cooperate instead of fighting each other, they could easily sweep across the entire Shinobi World.
If one of them isn't bothered by the other, they could single-handedly take on the entire Shinobi World!
Just imagine, Hashirama's Wood Release goes without saying. As Wood Release with certain characteristics of the Divine Tree, it can absorb the enemy's chakra while fighting, so Hashirama never lacked chakra.
The wooden golem that could suppress Susanoo's imposing Susanoo to a certain extent was invincible and unstoppable.
Madara's Susanoo is simply unbeatable. He doesn't even need to use part of the Rinnegan's power; the fully-powered Susanoo summoned by his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan alone is enough to make Ōnoki kneel down and sing "Conquer."
Although Ōnoki's Dust Release is very powerful, being the famous Kekkei Tota, how much chakra does Ōnoki have? How can he possibly compete with Madara?
And just three days later, Madara Uchiha, known for his aggressive tactics, had already conquered Iwagakure Village...
Of course, the death toll in Iwagakure Village will also be the highest in the Shinobi World...
Three days later, on a small path in the Shinobi World.
Thinking about the latest intelligence he received this morning, Sasori couldn't help but glance at Deidara, who had clearly become more agitated.
Since learning of the destruction of Iwagakure Village, the death of the Third Tsuchikage, the fact that none of the Tsuchikage's disciples survived, and the fact that only one in ten of the Iwagakure Village ninja remained.
Deidara, who was usually very talkative, fell silent.
By now, Deidara's hands were trembling uncontrollably.
Although Sasori doesn't harbor any deep feelings for Deidara, he still quite likes him as a collaborator.
Although Deidara's collaboration with him was relatively short, it was much easier for Deidara compared to his previous collaborators.
After all, his previous collaborator was Orochimaru, that guy was sinister, although he researched technology, he had no feelings for puppets, and would often make sarcastic remarks to him...
And Deidara...
Although the art he envisioned contradicted his own, his pursuit of art was exactly the same as his own!
Thinking this, Sasori couldn't help but say to Deidara.
Are you still upset about the news from this morning?
If so, then there's absolutely no need for that.
Although the information in the Shinobi World has been very chaotic lately, with news about the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha flying around, when countless similar claims keep increasing, even if the news sounds outrageous, it is probably true information.
So, if Konoha really does possess the ninja lineup mentioned in the intelligence reports, then it probably won't be long before I receive the same news as you.
See, Deidara, fleeting glory is always useless. Even though the ninja village has stood strong for decades, it has finally reached its end.
Compared to the passage of time, even the splendor of the ninja village's past will eventually be buried in the dust and vanish completely.
That will be forgotten, discarded, until no one remembers it anymore.
Compared to that, only eternity has meaning.
Although I don't like Orochimaru, to be honest, I personally admire Orochimaru philosophy of life.
Listening to the voice coming from Hiruko, Deidara took a deep breath and then gently shook his head.
"You're overthinking it, Scorpion Dana!"
I'm not saddened by the destruction of Iwagakure Village; that village was full of trash who didn't appreciate art, trash that prevented me from reaching a higher level of art!
I betrayed them long ago, I was a traitor long ago, I have no reason to be sad about their deaths!
I just think that it was such a waste for those scumbags to die. If they had stuck to art like I do, they would have left behind the most spectacular explosion in the entire Shinobi World before they died!
But look at them now, they died penniless, leaving nothing behind. That's incredibly cowardly!
Madara Uchiha, right? I'll remember him. He stole my honor!
I considered Tangren Village as the final step in putting my art into practice. I originally planned to go back and give those rubbish a truly dazzling and beautiful explosion after I had completely opened the door to explosive art!
But now, I no longer have that opportunity. Even if my art achieves success, it will have lost its most important step because Iwagakure Village has been destroyed, and it will have lost its soul!
Madara Uchiha is destroying my artistic path, so... he and I are destined to...
"So you still hate Madara Uchiha."
Sasori interrupted Deidara and instead controlled Hiruko to walk away into the distance.
As they walked, Scorpion continued speaking.
"After I turned myself into a human puppet, I had long since lost all emotions."
Even so, I realized that Sand Village was about to be destroyed, and that those who once remembered me were about to disappear completely.
Even controlling the puppet became a little less smooth.
I do not love that place. I do have my own pursuits, which are far more important than those of Sand Village.
But regardless, regret is inevitable, especially considering the Fourth Hokage and the White Fang of Konoha who led the attack on Sand Village...
If I remember correctly, the White Fang of Konoha was the one who killed my father and mother...
This really is... the hatred just keeps spreading...
At this point, Sasori's Hiruko suddenly accelerated, and at the same time, Deidara's emotions eased slightly.
The two remained silent for a while. After trekking for some time, Deidara suddenly remembered something.
He pondered for a moment, then spoke to Scorpion.
"By the way, Scorpion Dana, is there still no news from the leader and the others?"
Why does intelligence indicate that the purple-haired woman beside the leader is on the battlefield, and that they're attacking that guy Kisame's hometown?
"How would I know what happened to the leader and the others!"
Besides, I don't care at all what happens to the leader and the others!
Anyway, all the organization's money is in my hands, or at least the vast majority of it is in my control. Is that enough?
I don't care about the organization or anything, as long as the money is still there. I can't care what happens to the leaders!
On the other hand, when Hidan asked Kakuzu questions about the leader, Kakuzu answered him nonchalantly.
After answering, Kakuzu continued on his way, while still harboring resentment and calculating in his mind.
"Recently, it will probably be difficult to get any missions at the gold exchange. Konoha is too fierce now. In the battle against Iwagakure Village, they wiped out almost 80% of Iwagakure Village's bounty hunters!"
"Is this Konoha after its full mobilization? It's terrifying! Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, huh, those two actually made it back to the battlefield alive! I wonder what kind of terrifying ninjutsu Konoha has developed recently!"
"Yeah, haha, even the dead are rising from their graves to fight!"
The Fourth Hokage of Konoha has been dead for many years, and the White Fang of Konoha committed suicide long ago, yet now they've suddenly reappeared to fight! Haha!
Hidan was extremely excited at this moment, and he grinned from ear to ear.
"If I weren't the High Priest of the Jashin Cult, I would really think that the Jashin Cult controls the entire Konoha!"
If it weren't for the support of the Jashin god behind the scenes, how could the dead rise up and fight again!
Hmph, the Jashin god must be dissatisfied with my slow pace of missionary work, so he has turned his attention to the largest ninja village in the Shinobi World, and has also extended his tentacles into the territory of the Pure Land and the Shinigami!
Ah, the Jashin god is truly magnificent!
Just thinking about it gets me so excited! I absolutely have to commit seppuku to celebrate!!!
In his excitement, Hidan impulsively committed seppuku (ritual suicide).
After carefully making a horizontal scar with the word "Feng" on his stomach, Hidan nodded with satisfaction.
While fiddling with his own intestines, he turned to Kakuzu and continued speaking.
"Kakuzu, I don't care about the state of the Shinobi World, I only care about our future work!"
Do we still need to work for the leaders?
Even the woman closest to the leader has defected to Konoha. Who knows, maybe our school organization's stronghold has already been wiped out?
Besides, since you have a lot of the organization's money, wouldn't it be better for us to find a place where we can preach and enjoy life at the same time?"
"Ha, missionary work and enjoying life, huh? But it's quite tempting for this old man."
But thinking about it carefully, wouldn't that kind of life be too boring?
Kakuzu shook his head, rejecting Hidan's suggestion.
Kakuzu long considered enjoying life, but the thought of one day having to retire and stop making money made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
It seems only making money makes him happy; as for resting, who cares!
Hearing Kakuzu's words, Hidan, with his not-so-functional brain, thought for a moment.
He then nodded appreciatively.
"Yeah, it's not very challenging, so how about we go take a trip to the Land of Lightning? I heard that Hashirama is there."
Brother, haven't you always regretted your battle with Hashirama back then?
Now that Hashirama alive, you can..."
"Cough cough!!!"
Kakuzu abruptly interrupted Hidan, then remained silent for a long time before giving a bitter smile.
"Let's go into seclusion; it's time to enjoy life..."